§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many pensioners currently receive an enhancement of 25p per week on account of their being aged 80 years or more; and what is the additional administration cost of this arrangement.
§ Mr. ScottNearly 2 million pensioners were receiving the age addition in September 1987. The addition is added automatically by computer and the extra administrative costs of paying it are therefore small.